SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492016-12-09T20:15:58-07:00SparkFun Electronicslet me think of one on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)let me think of oneurn:uuid:a83e6c38-e282-741e-e51e-bac30070aa452014-12-05T10:36:15-07:00<p>Is it possible to get position feedback from the potentiometer inside the motor, like you can on standard hoby servos.</p>Glebun on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Glebunurn:uuid:c40b314d-d64a-a090-29ed-4e6eb4a9fc162014-05-23T07:48:48-06:00<p>Hey man, I never thanked you for the reply. So, thanks a lot :)</p>ArduM.O.P on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)ArduM.O.Purn:uuid:826c79aa-7ed4-55c4-44c6-a5d5ac8fafb02014-01-17T11:06:03-07:00<p>Would these fit in: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alum-Metal-6Legs-Hexapod-3DOF-Robot-Spider-Frame-Kit-Silver-Matt-for-Arduino-/281162946003?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&amp;hash=item41769e15d3</p>
<p>Or: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Foot-Robot-6-legged-robot-Hexapod-Spider-Robot-Frame-Kit-Servo-Bracket-Ball-/281098718639?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4172ca0daf</p>
<p>If not are there any servos sold here that fit in one of these?</p>JonGrimaldi on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)JonGrimaldiurn:uuid:4725446f-6db5-f9a1-cbd0-1567f3f363dc2013-04-03T20:30:59-06:00<p>Does anyone know where one could find some wheels for these things? Thanks</p>Customer #387681 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #387681urn:uuid:7bec6d57-9e59-2988-ead3-d41795bc9d922012-12-10T07:03:06-07:00<p>Hey! Do you know what frequency and what pulse width of PWM can control this motor?</p>Akatm7 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Akatm7urn:uuid:121f4e49-11d0-46f7-c047-8f7a3699a55a2012-10-28T08:34:21-06:00<p>HI free_matrex2010. I CAN&rsquo;T UNDERSTAND YOU! USE PUNCTUATION TO HELP ANYONE TRYING TO HELP YOU</p>chartle on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)chartleurn:uuid:dceb8da0-c0aa-4ff8-9139-a0b77388e48f2012-06-01T08:25:02-06:00<p>I little late but in case anyone else asks. Screw one of the servo horns (the white plastic parts) to what ever you need to turn and use it as a hub.</p>Menimitz on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Menimitzurn:uuid:3dfff951-1377-8047-702d-2151240bb9d82012-04-25T00:03:50-06:00<p>Ok so now I am playing with the servo a few hours later, and find that the center point has moved to 93. Nothing changed except I unplugged the Arduino and waited a few hours. Not sure why this would be, but I can see this being a small problem in some applications.</p>
<p>I am not sure if detaching the servo is a good way to stop it in position or not, but plan on trying this as well.</p>Menimitz on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Menimitzurn:uuid:5f51e40c-9cf2-affd-8f29-631c91e931482012-04-24T20:25:08-06:00<p>When I just ran a test on my servo I purchased, I found that &lsquo;center&rsquo; was actually 94. Not sure why the difference is, and don&rsquo;t even see it as a problem, but am mentioning it here so no one gets discouraged if they experience different results. You just need to play with it to see what values do what for your servo.</p>free_matrex2010 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)free_matrex2010urn:uuid:5746460a-f272-57a5-6d51-85438ed452382012-03-25T17:40:28-06:00<p>HI I WILL BUY THIS SERVO TO FIXED IN CLAW IS THAT GOOD??</p>maaatth on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)maaatthurn:uuid:a4ae80b9-4f7c-6a7b-5dfa-2a2817f2db932012-03-02T10:33:54-07:00<p>I mesured 4.8mm.</p>Customer #267340 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #267340urn:uuid:64833c19-b4b5-0a53-0531-43f213609afb2011-11-20T20:29:29-07:00<p>Can this also be used with http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10332 ?</p>
<p>http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10333 is listed as the related product but it is sold out. Thanks.</p>kanurys on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)kanurysurn:uuid:b5663763-0cde-cd63-6d2d-35d866e110de2011-10-24T22:15:55-06:00<p>Sorry for my ignorance. What is the function of orange pot on the backside? I find it effects the sensitivity of the pwm, somehow.</p>pcrockett on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)pcrocketturn:uuid:dfaa90dc-681b-390a-c9cf-94fdb4da75f22011-10-18T19:59:21-06:00<p>I think it would be useful to know how much current the servo draws when it&rsquo;s stalled.</p>Customer #254172 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #254172urn:uuid:74bb4151-948a-7d6f-66c9-ba7ed8c34e612011-10-10T18:38:22-06:00<p>I still can not get my servo to not move, it was like this when i got it. Adjusting the screw was probably a mistake, ( I am still a novice with micro controllers). I might just buy a regular servo seeing how that is all i need, unless i can interface this servo properly, would you mind sending me the code you made? You could put it on http://pastie.org/</p>RobertC. on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)RobertC.urn:uuid:f677a51a-1d3e-f714-18cd-4a1c899ecd132011-10-10T12:19:25-06:00<p>that might be part of the problem. when i&rsquo;ve used these, I just left them alone, used the servo library and when i told it to go to 90, it stayed still. when i told it to go 91, it moved slowly one way, and 89, slowly in the reverse direction. the further the number was from 90, the faster it went in that direction. you might have adjusted out a halt position. try writing a simple sketch that sweeps it, and see if it ever stops moving. for continuous rotation servos, you might want to use the write microseconds command as well.</p>Customer #148301 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #148301urn:uuid:d0f19d89-0add-55f6-e993-7cfafda321612011-10-10T06:44:45-06:00<p>I have 2 of these servos. While connected to an Arduino and the servo library<br/>
I wrote code where I could input value from keyboard(ms) and show value in serial console. Servo was moving accordingly<br/>
Servo library accepts millis as well as degrees inputs and to translate 180 degrees into millis you divide 500(ms) by 90(deg)<br/>
There you have 5,5ms = 1 degree movement = minimum speed of continuous servo<br/>
that was more or less the minimum required input to keep servo moving constantly.<br/>
//UndCon</p>Customer #254172 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #254172urn:uuid:5f729eef-4ef3-8018-b273-e606193d08c52011-10-09T10:59:50-06:00<p>Yes and No, since this is a full rotation servo setting the position does not work, so i use the servo library, and attach to pin 9, and then it just begins to spin, I have tried twisting the screw on the servo to adjust the hault position with no luck. I have also used http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1278145608 to try and interface it, but I can never find the hault position</p>RobertC. on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)RobertC.urn:uuid:018b92a8-c412-62d5-3e65-27b3c5d725db2011-09-29T17:46:28-06:00<p>Are you using the example that comes with the Arduino IDE for servos?</p>Customer #254172 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #254172urn:uuid:99da30d0-f1ee-d2a1-4dcc-3113262e0ab02011-09-29T17:41:04-06:00<p>How did you interface the motor with the arduino? I can not even get the motor to work properly, the second i set pin 9 as output, it just keeps on spinning no matter what I do.</p>axeman911 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)axeman911urn:uuid:4f25c186-917b-f6d3-841e-d853cfede2f82011-08-25T17:23:09-06:00<p>i bought two of these and they dont work with the arduino? for some reason if i try to only move one both of them seen to move together, when i only programmed one.</p>laptopman on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)laptopmanurn:uuid:d48714c1-9314-f59e-289f-530a1e76d38c2011-08-20T16:06:06-06:00<p>Can someone tell me the size of the shaft?</p>EvanTeitelman on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)EvanTeitelmanurn:uuid:a0efd886-c528-d95c-4237-ab27d9b67b352011-07-16T22:29:19-06:00<p>Unfortunately, they do not.</p>sethborders on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)sethbordersurn:uuid:7be941cf-5a4c-9a18-77b4-80b3d0eff9132011-07-16T13:22:35-06:00<p>do you guys sell any compatible spool/pulley type things that this motor can drive? basically i want to pull down a rope to open a small door.</p>Sliv on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Slivurn:uuid:426afafa-5b71-8b79-06c4-a8316bee8b8f2011-06-29T11:04:31-06:00<p>Does anyone know how much current these draw?</p>baum on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)baumurn:uuid:1774faeb-ed3a-b4e8-93bf-6459672c54672011-05-07T09:44:30-06:00<p>Could I get two of these and put wheels on them for a robot? If so, what is the diameter of the shaft? Do they fit standard robot wheels?</p>writeMore on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)writeMoreurn:uuid:cb1ecae8-7d8e-80f0-c911-b0e4783f4cdd2011-04-25T15:04:18-06:00<p>Does anyone know the specs for the motor running this servo? I accidentally popped the capacitor in it, and have cut off the IC to control the DC motor manually.<br/>
Thanks<br/>
Tormod</p>Customer #212084 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Customer #212084urn:uuid:65936888-dc32-e336-ea1d-a4f66a20ec262011-03-22T04:06:49-06:00<p>why is that this same motor (SM-S3317S) of 60 degree rotation has torque of 2.2kg-cm, while this one has 4.8kg-cm , even though everything else is same ???</p>AHiggins on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)AHigginsurn:uuid:968db9b2-0b09-da0d-ea7b-5833f1550a922011-02-25T01:03:18-07:00<p>Normal Servo: give it 1.5ms pulse train and it will go to 90 degrees. Adjust the pulse to adjust the angle.<br/>
Continuous Rotation Servo: give it a 1.5ms pulse train and it will stop. Adjust the pulse to adjust the direction and speed.</p>AHiggins on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)AHigginsurn:uuid:0a8f68b9-d99a-84e6-83f2-190e5ca79baf2011-02-25T00:54:36-07:00<p>&ldquo;Torque: 3.3-4.8 kg/cm (4.8-6.0VDC respectively)"<br/>
I believe the unit you mean is kg<em>cm, not kg/cm. 3.3 kg</em>cm = 45.8 oz*in, which is average for an average servo. I&rsquo;m buying four of them&hellip; will report performance soon.</p>AdamTolley on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)AdamTolleyurn:uuid:16a8b70a-bc72-de8f-1bd5-59b9257577112011-02-10T21:01:07-07:00<p>If you are asking those questions you are looking for this servo: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10333<br/>
which has an Operating speed of 0.18sec/60 degree (6V) and is a standard servo rather than continuous.</p>AdamTolley on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)AdamTolleyurn:uuid:f7ee3722-82c8-8e64-67d2-681a2bf70c5f2011-02-10T20:57:36-07:00<p>That might be true in a technical sense, but it is common practice in hobby robotics to modify servos by detaching the motion from the position potentiometer, thus closed-loop position circuitry becomes an approximate proportional velocity control.<br/>
I do not like the ambiguity of the term either, and I am not crazy about the accuracy of a hacked servo, even if they are, in this case, manufactured in this way - but its a cheap way to get decently controllable speed/heading for a differential drive robot.<br/>
Maybe a better name would be &ldquo;Premodified continuous rotation servo&rdquo; or something along that line for those shoppers who expect a very specific thing from the term &ldquo;servo&rdquo;</p>dylster on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)dylsterurn:uuid:46e53f92-f3af-c996-6a1d-341f9478917d2010-12-30T22:10:43-07:00<p>What is the diameter of the output shaft? Thanks a lot</p>wing0 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)wing0urn:uuid:42a3dea4-b130-3919-c0cc-926c6d95d94e2010-12-20T13:32:50-07:00<p>How many intermediate positions this servo can hold?<br/>
What is the minimum angular response?</p>RobertC. on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)RobertC.urn:uuid:8bda48e3-ad3f-67db-9355-61506d6105382010-12-16T10:24:58-07:00<p>Nothing, just the arduino and motor:<br/>
http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Knob</p>Glebun on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)Glebunurn:uuid:a6b11434-15dc-8d03-ec68-5707f00c7c072010-12-16T10:12:25-07:00<p>what do I need to control this one from arduino?</p>tesseract on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)tesseracturn:uuid:beb5e2dc-c97e-87ed-dd30-7d2e53142bf32010-12-09T21:47:00-07:00<p>That&rsquo;s true only if it has closed loop control of the velocity, using an encoder or similar for feedback. I don&rsquo;t see any indication one way or the other but my guess is that it does not have that.</p>PaulC on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)PaulCurn:uuid:479ce98a-9540-fcf1-d98b-87948d2ed8582010-12-07T16:51:49-07:00<p>Well, it still <em>is</em> a servo, but with velocity as the controlled quantity, instead of position. The setpoint is a desired velocity.</p>esklar81 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)esklar81urn:uuid:d1d0cd01-d6d9-b3e0-5df8-7069819e1b4b2010-12-07T13:08:17-07:00<p>Robert C.,&lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /><br/>
Thanks!&lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /><br/>
I see the &ldquo;rest point&rdquo; isn&rsquo;t there any more, but the &ldquo;360 degree&rdquo; still is. &lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /><br/>
Also, the description still says &ldquo;servo&rdquo;. If this were a servo motor, it would take a set point and adjust its position to be at the corresponding location, using internal feedback. If this is a continuous rotation motor, it takes a set point and scales its speed depending on that set point, but there&rsquo;s no closed loop control, so it&rsquo;s <strong>not</strong> a &ldquo;servo&rdquo;. This device may very well be in a package typical of servos and may even have been a servo before someone broke the feedback loop, but it&rsquo;s not a servo if it&rsquo;s continuous rotation, open-loop control.&lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /><br/>
Eric</p>RobertC. on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)RobertC.urn:uuid:50c3ba9d-637d-949b-35ad-51d2fa71d5892010-12-07T12:43:38-07:00<p>It is as you suspect, and as the description describes. It is a full rotation, continuous motor. It rotates continuously, or infinitely.<br/>
Otherwise, it would be a 360 degree servo motor.</p>esklar81 on ROB-10189 - Servo - Generic Continuous Rotation (Micro Size)esklar81urn:uuid:e566f0e2-a17b-4740-9740-443514eb88482010-12-07T12:38:00-07:00<p>Please clarify what&rsquo;s meant by &ldquo;continuous full-rotation servo motor&rdquo;. Is this a servo with a 360 degree range or is it a continuous rotation motor? &lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /><br/>
&ldquo;Full rotation&rdquo; and &ldquo;360 degrees&rdquo; are consistent with each other, but neither is consistent with &ldquo;continuous&rdquo;, as a &ldquo;continuous&rdquo; motor can turn an infinite number of degrees, not just one rotation.&lt;br /><br/>
&lt;br /><br/>
Adding to the confusion is the &ldquo;Rest point adjustment&rdquo; claim. Although a servo, regardless of the number of degrees of its range, has a &ldquo;rest point&rdquo;, a continuous rotation motor does not.&lt;br /><br/>
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TIA,&lt;br /><br/>
Eric</p>